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6. Eyes Wide Open

"Scars, a cold reminder you once had a past you couldn't handle."-Gundy.

Chapter Six. Eyes Wide Open.

•Chances P.O.V•

New Haven Connecticut, nothing ever happens here, its like getting rain in California. But one fateful day I walked into a diner and met the love of my life and I couldn't have been happier. Sawyer Brielle Queen.

One of the most beautiful people I know, she's the kindest there is. So much tragedy and now she gets her happily ever after.

"Britain, Meryl your suppose to be good influences for your siblings!" Sawyer shouts while folding Juliet's clothes. She's our foster daughter, soon to be adopted.

"Come here bud!" I say to Wyatt, who was just pouring liquid glue into Meryl's glass of juice. He walks over and I swear it was like looking back at me when I was a child.

He had my brown hair and brown eyes, but he had his mothers smile, "Yes Daddy?" He asks, poking at my face. He knows I absolutely hate that, even when Sawyer does it.

"Wyatt, were you being bad?" I ask, but all he does is shake his head no. He's going to be a tough kid growing up. He has these very bad temper tantrums yet their not tantrums.

Wyatt has IED, Intermittent Explosive Disorder, it means he gets these sudden episodes of impulsive, aggression, violent behavior or angry verbal outbursts.

I promise you he gets it from his mother, I open my mouth to scold him when Riley and Vincent walk in, Felix and Dalton running behind them.

About time right? Vincent and Riley got together not even a month after Sawyer and I did, they were the perfect match. Nash got himself a girlfriend as well, they've been dating for a year now.

Miles, he's had some troubles lately, he met this wonderful girl. He has a daughter who's just as crazy as him, the mother? She left Miles and their beautiful daughter Harlow Briar.

She looks exactly like Miles and is almost as crazy as him. Felix and Dalton run off with Wyatt, Harlow, Juliet, Meryl and Britain.

Miles, Nash and Vincent and Riley catch up while I walk over to Sawyer and kiss her stomach, "How's little Liberty doing?" I ask, looking up at her.

She smiles, "She's kicking up a storm but other than that she's fine. Just a pain in the ass." She says, she goes to say something else but I shut her up quickly by placing my lips on hers.

I sit there and just think back to all the good times we had, when Miles buried little STCMTF, he gave this big speech, "Sebastian Theodore Carter Montgomery The First was a friend, my companion. He will be missed." He said, wiping a tear and flushing the toilet.

Vincent still has Shadow and Nash still has Brownie, Sawyer and I thought about getting a dog but then we realized we had enough animals to clean up after and feed.

Keith, Hope and Bronwyn are doing well, I miss them almost everyday, and the reason I say almost is because its nice not hearing them argue over makeup or Keith calling all his little hoe friends.

I watch as Harlow and Dalton walk around holding hands, they've always gotten along well, you'll always hear Miles go, "Oh no, my daughter ain't dating any son of Vincent's." Then you'd watch Vincent punch Miles.

Life was well, Sawyer and I got a house on a great street and guess who our neighbors were? Vincent and Riley, this was great news yet bad news. Felix and Wyatt never got along with each other, always fighting.

All I can say is its extremely hard watching your kids grow up, they were just five and now their fifteen. Britain was off with his own family, Meryl was with her boyfriend all the time. It was just Juliet, Wyatt, Liberty and Brooks.

Brooks is our other foster child, he came about a year ago from an abusive family. He's one of the most incredible kids I have ever met.

We have our perfect little family and our happily ever after but our story will never end. Our story will always be an open book with so many new chapters.

If you ever had to ask me what my favourite story was, I'd say it was mine and Sawyers. You want to know why? I got the girl in the end and we all lived happily ever after.

Just kidding, there's so many up and downs with parent hood, the town calls Wyatt a delinquent and shuns him. No one wants to be friends with the towns freak.

Sawyer and her worried self met with a psychic since she had to know, but the woman didn't say anything but one name that's been running through my head for a year now, "Iris-Josephine."

Why was that such an important name? What does it have to do with my son? Who was this Iris-Josephine girl and what does she have to do with my sons future.

Sawyer let it off easily after asking Wyatt if he knew any Iris-Josephines but he didn't so that was the end of it. I don't know whats going on but I've been going a little crazy with all of this, I've always had a big family but I need a break, just me and Sawyer. We need to get away.

I lie down on mine and Sawyers bed, looking over at a picture of us two at Frankie's old diner. Her chestnut hair swinging around her hips and she smiles, I grab the picture frame and hold it closer, I narrow my eyes and open the back where an envelope was hidden.

Dear you,

It seemed that I had my whole life picked out until I met and your stupid face. I cant believe I'm standing here, I actually cant believe I made it this far and with a smile on my face.

You let me be myself and let me through, I worked so hard at making myself whole, you helped me along the way. I'm not falling anymore, you helped me stand up.

You told me to just keep holding on, said I was just like you and that I could make it through.

I believed that I could make it through and I did and here I am standing here with a smile on my face, Chance, my kids, all the things that saved me.

You helped me make it this far, so thank you my one and only Chance. I took a chance on you and look where I am now, standing here with a proud smile on my face.

Dearest, Sawyer

I wipe the tears that had fallen from my eyes and look up when Sawyer stands at the door, "So you found my last entry I see," She says, sitting next to me, she leans her head against my shoulder and we sit in silence for a bit.

"I love you Chance Bryce Stone," Sawyer whispers into my ear, kissing the side of my head and starts to stand up. I pull her down beside me again, "And I love you Sawyer Brielle Queen." I whisper back, kissing her on her forehead.